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World Champion! | North Fort Myers woman freestyle Irish Dance champ
A North Fort Myers resident has been crowned the World Champion for freestyle Irish Dance in Glasgow, Scotland. “Oh, my goodness,” said Meagan Urbanek. “It was so surreal. Being World Champion is something every dancer dreams of. To win that title was so amazing. All the work — so hard day in and day out — to get that was a dream.” The World Championship, which features dancers from around the globe, is organized by a recognized governing body of competitive Irish Dancing. It was founded in 1903. The freestyle category was introduced in 2023 by Michael Flatley. For about two months leading up to the worlds, Urbanek lived in Dublin, which she said was “super ...
